WIGAL WINS FIRST USAC MIDWEST THUNDER FEATURE AT MOLER

Williamsburg, Ohio (June 4, 2022)………Zach Wigal tracked down point leader Stratton Briggs just past the halfway point to score his first career USAC Midwest Thunder SpeeD2 Midget victory during Friday night’s 20-lap finale in the series’ debut at Williamsburg, Ohio’s Moler Raceway Park.

Wigal (Belpre, Ohio) trailed Briggs for the first 11 circuits before taking control on lap 12 en route to the victory.

Briggs (Anna, Ohio) took second with Ian Creager (Covington, Ohio), Kayla Roell (Dillsboro, Ohio) and Bryce Massingill (Troy, Ohio) rounding out the top-five.

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USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE RESULTS: June 3, 2022 – Moler Raceway Park – Williamsburg, Ohio

FIRST QUALIFYING GROUP: (4 laps) 1. Jakeb Boxell, 44JB, Boxell-15.153, 2. Kyle Dager, 2D, Dager-15.408, 3. Bryce Dues, 23D, Dues-15.512, 4. Kayla Roell, 4K, Roell-15.552, 5. Abby Hohlbein, 11H, Hohlbein-15.608, 6. Cody Dye, 4T, Dye-15.966, 7. Josh Yenser, 5y, Yenser-NT.

SECOND QUALIFYING GROUP: (4 laps) 1. Zach Wigal, 18w, Wigal-15.096, 2. Gunnar Lucius, 11L, Taylor-15.435, 3. Chett Gehrke, 11T, Taylor-15.531, 4. Luke Lemons, 33L, Lemons-15.560, 5. Carl Peterson, 49p, Peterson-15.595, 6. Jim Jones, 97J, Jones-15.824.

THIRD QUALIFYING GROUP: (4 laps) 1. Ian Creager, 36c, Creager-15.220, 2. Stratton Briggs, 71B, Briggs-15.276, 3. Michael Magic, 5m, Magic-15.330, 4. Bryce Massingill, 35m, Massingill-15.438, 5. Jon Watson, 20x, Watson-15.659, 6. Kyle Keaton, 6K, Keaton-15.678.

FIRST HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Jakeb Boxell (1), 2. Kayla Roell (4), 3. Abby Hohlbein (5), 4. Kyle Dager (2), 5. Bryce Dues (3), 6. Cody Dye (6). NT

SECOND HEAT: (8 Laps): 1. Zach Wigal (1), 2. Gunnar Lucius (2), 3. 33L-Luke Lemons (4), 4. 11T-Chett Gehrke (3), 5. 49P-Carl Peterson (5), 6. 97J-Jim Jones (6). NT

THIRD HEAT: (8 laps) 1. Stratton Briggs (2), 2. Michael Magic (3), 3. Bryce Massingill (4), 4. Ian Creager (1), 5. Jon Watson (5), 6. Kyle Keaton (6). NT

FEATURE: (20 Laps) 1. Zach Wigal (1), 2. Stratton Briggs (2), 3. Ian Creager (12), 4. Kayla Roell (4), 5. Bryce Massingill (9), 6. Chett Gehrke (11), 7. Michael Magic (5), 8. Kyle Dager (10), 9. Gunnar Lucius (3), 10. Abby Hohlbein (7), 11. Luke Lemons (8), 12. Carl Peterson (14), 13. Jon Watson (15), 14. Jakeb Boxell (6), 15. Cody Dye (16), 16. Jim Jones (17), 17. Bryce Dues (13), 18. Kyle Keaton (18), 19. Josh Yenser (19). NT

FEATURE LAP LEADERS: Laps 1-11 Stratton Briggs, Laps 12-20 Zach Wigal.

USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGET POINTS: 1-Stratton Briggs-323, 2-Bryce Massingill-320, 3-Ian Creager-284, 4-Kyle Dager-242, 5-Michael Magic-239, 6-Carl Peterson-224, 7-Bryce Dues-221, 8-Abby Hohlbein-199, 9-Josh Yenser-188, 10-Jim Jones-163.

NEXT USAC MIDWEST THUNDER SPEED2 MIDGETS PRESENTED BY PERFORMANCE ELECTRONICS RACE: June 4, 2022 – Brushcreek Motorsports Complex – Peebles, Ohio

CONTINGENCY AWARD WINNERS:

Brewhouse Drive Thru First Heat Winner: Jakeb Boxell

K & M Tool & Die Second Heat Winner: Zach Wigal

Performance Electronics Third Heat Winner: Stratton Briggs

Rosewood Machine Precision Move of The Race: Bryce Dues

Performance Powder Coating Hard Charger: Ian Creager (12th to 3rd)